Theqoo Says Ordinary Men Are Rare: One Commenter's Ex Fit All 10 and Still Cheated

A post on the Korean community theqoo lists ten traits of a man who "seems perfectly ordinary yet is hard to find," and commenters were quick to question whether the list describes anything ordinary at all. The thread fits a long-running pattern in Korean online forums, where checklists of ideal partner traits are posted mainly to be picked apart.

The ten items, as posted: exercises regularly; does not smoke or drink; has no belly fat; is 175 cm or taller; has no tattoos; has had no plastic surgery; does not use social media; does not play video games; has no interest in luxury brands; and has never lost money on stocks, cryptocurrency or similar investments.

The list mixes physical traits, lifestyle habits and financial history. Several items, such as height and body shape, are fixed or hard to change, while others, like skipping social media or video games, are choices that many people in their twenties and thirties would find unusual. The replies mostly turned on that gap between the word "ordinary" and the actual standard.

What theqoo users said

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   One commenter said the list describes their brother, but he has no interest in women, doesn't even feel lonely, and handles his own life perfectly well alone.

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   Someone suggested a man could meet every criterion and still be unattractive or have a medical condition.

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   A commenter pointed out that item three alone filters out half of all men.

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   One user swore that this is just a normal human being, and wondered why living as you were born is apparently too hard for some people.

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   Another noted that there aren't many women like that either, calling them basically unicorns.

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   A commenter said their ex met every criterion and still cheated on them.

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   A short reaction simply laughed at the comments section itself.

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   One user said their ex-husband fit all of the descriptions but never became independent from his parents, which is why they divorced.

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   Another admitted to having a belly and playing games, so they don't care about those items.

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    A woman said that apart from one criterion, she meets all of them herself.